Seal

Museum number:
9-12565
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3575 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number)) and 3854 (previous number (Design Dept.))
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Round seal with curved flat top and flat bottom. Top decorated with 3 leaf shapes, 3 sided hole with orange silk braid and tassel on center top. Bottom has 3 feathers like bottom of a wreath tied with a bow, and 4 characters. Raised rim. Good condition, tassel is worn.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Collector:
Albert M. Bender
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Seals (artifacts)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Seal, accession number 9-12565, described as Round seal with curved flat top and flat bottom. Top decorated with 3 leaf shapes, 3 sided hole with orange silk braid and tassel on center top. Bottom has 3 feathers like bottom of a wreath tied with a bow, and 4 characters. Raised rim. Good condition, tassel is worn.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Seal, accession number 9-12565, described as Round seal with curved flat top and flat bottom. Top decorated with 3 leaf shapes, 3 sided hole with orange silk braid and tassel on center top. Bottom has 3 feathers like bottom of a wreath tied with a bow, and 4 characters. Raised rim. Good condition, tassel is worn.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-12565, described as Round seal with curved flat top and flat bottom. Top decorated with 3 leaf shapes, 3 sided hole with orange silk braid and tassel on center top. Bottom has 3 feathers like bottom of a wreath tied with a bow, and 4 characters. Raised rim. Good condition, tassel is worn.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-12565, described as Round seal with curved flat top and flat bottom. Top decorated with 3 leaf shapes, 3 sided hole with orange silk braid and tassel on center top. Bottom has 3 feathers like bottom of a wreath tied with a bow, and 4 characters. Raised rim. Good condition, tassel is worn.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-12565, described as Round seal with curved flat top and flat bottom. Top decorated with 3 leaf shapes, 3 sided hole with orange silk braid and tassel on center top. Bottom has 3 feathers like bottom of a wreath tied with a bow, and 4 characters. Raised rim. Good condition, tassel is worn.

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